Garlic Pickles

@garlickles@infosec.exchange
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You'll find a mix of tech, politics, and shitposts on this account. Politically, I'd consider myself a center-left #SocialDemocrat. Philosophically, I'm a #naturalist (as in anti-supernatural, not in terms of medicine), #atheist, and #SecularBuddhist, in that order.

I'll almost exclusively post in English, but I can read Spanish and sometimes other Romance languages. Boosts or links in those are possible.

#Queer, #genderfluid, #nonbinary, and #pan, in a happy monoamorous relationship with a wonderful queer partner.

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Show threadGarlic Pickles55m ago
@lowqualityfacts Fun fact for those who don't know: the original coach of the Bucs was doing a post-game press conference after the team had lost by like 40, which was not a rare occurrence. A reporter asked him "What do you think of your team's execution out there?" and he responded "I'd be in favor of it."
Show threadGarlic Pickles2d ago
@dfirnotes Yeah, I've sent the same thing to some friends elsewhere. There's nothing any of them can do, but I do have people to talk to.
Garlic Pickles2d ago

Ugh, I just don't feel like I'm good in this career anymore.

I'm making mistakes I wouldn't have made 2+ years ago because the amount of information to keep straight keeps increasing and my cognitive ability keeps decreasing with age. And I'm just so sick of tech. In every other area of my life, I bounce around among hobbies, etc. and never spend a ton of time indefinitely on any one thing. I can't get away from #IT if I want a roof over my head, but I've always hated committing to any one discipline or activity. I've never reached this stage with anything else in my life because I've always had the option of taking a long break from it.

I don't really have a realistic solution. I just gotta keep showing up and try to not overtly show the #burnout and hope this nerfed version of me is still good enough to hold on.

Garlic Pickles5d ago
Steve Herman5d ago
Wired - DHS urging local law enforcement to consider a wide range of activities as violent tactics, including skateboarding, riding a bike or livestreaming a police encounter. https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/
DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.

WIRED
Show threadGarlic Pickles6d ago

@dalias @ATLeagle @davidzipper It's defined by both, but even if it weren't, a driver can be (and frequently is) a victim of actions by another driver.

That said, I have nearly gotten into a couple accidents thanks to these larger blind spots, and I would certainly like something to be done about them.

Garlic PicklesJul 2
This is my favorite longer-form #shitpost in some time. #balatro
Garlic PicklesJun 25
ADHDeanJun 25
It’s Hump Day! Choose your vibe:
Happy humping, everybody
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Show threadGarlic PicklesJun 24
@hal_pomeranz Quartz had a good article about this a couple weeks ago if people want another source.
https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-tax-code-trump-section-174-microsoft-meta-1851783502
Tech Layoffs Tax Code Trump Section 174 Microsoft Meta - Quartz

A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it

Quartz
Garlic PicklesJun 24
Hal PomeranzJun 24

Yeah, I know it’s LinkedIn—sorry.

tl;dr Is that the high tech layoffs in the past few years have been largely driven by changes to the US tax code. These jobs may never be coming back. Prepare for an extended period of unemployment uncertainty.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tax-consequences-hal-pomeranz-holpe

Tax and Consequences

Every day brings news of more layoffs in the tech sector. Every day I see good people in my timeline struggling to find a new job, struggling to keep a roof over their head and food on the table, struggling with their mental health and sense of self worth.

Garlic PicklesJun 9
Johnny Xmas ❄️May 28
I spend a lot of time thinking about this leak from the Clinton campaign email breach.
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Best of MLTSHPMay 30
https://mltshp.com/p/1R225 “Everyone will not just”
Show threadchicatingJun 2
@best_of_mltshp When this finishes in "move", "apply for disability" or "get a different job", it makes me understand those murders where the killer keeps the eyeballs. Um, in theory anyway.
Show threadBruce HeerssenJun 2
@best_of_mltshp
Things would go much more smoothly if everyone would just understand that.
Show threadFrank HightowerJun 2
@best_of_mltshp we've come very close to some "everyone would just..." with a few things: stop smoking, showering, eat healthy... but there's always going to be holdouts that prevent it from being "everyone"
Show threadExecJun 2
@best_of_mltshp See also: "Avoiding it like the plague" when people were clearly careless or intentionally malicious even during covid
Show threadRiver Jun 3
@best_of_mltshp just fucking murder everyone who stands in our way. easy. /s